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Offline JackCrafty

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Re: Long thin fibers
« Reply #30 on: June 18, 2008, 03:33:38 pm »
Cowboy....it looks like immature honey mesquite... ???
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Re: Long thin fibers
« Reply #31 on: June 18, 2008, 04:12:59 pm »
I know what your talking about Pat - it grows all over my back yard. It's fun to teach kids new discoveries with it when it closes up ;D.
 I don't think it's mesquite, it grows along creeks and streams and in clear cuts. It's some kind of weed and dies out anually. Anyway, I twisted up some cordage out of it and it was hell for stout but gets somewhat brittle when it dries - probably not much good..
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Re: Long thin fibers
« Reply #32 on: June 18, 2008, 04:19:13 pm »
Paul, Does it have a fruit(later in the season). It kinda looks like partridge pea...but not quite!    Pat
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Re: Long thin fibers
« Reply #33 on: June 21, 2008, 10:44:57 pm »
Paul, I'm with Pat, it looks like some sort of Cassia species. You got a lot of plants out there that I've never seen or heard of before, though.
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Re: Long thin fibers
« Reply #34 on: June 22, 2008, 12:53:41 am »
If memory serves me correctly - it makes bean pods when it matures, i'm pretty sure. Will see if I can look it up in a field guide.
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: Long thin fibers
« Reply #35 on: June 22, 2008, 09:59:13 am »
I tie short stands of sinew together, wet them, wrap  feather and coat with hide glue.  Jawge
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